Child Protection Units to be restored next month in 12 districts

Move to decrease incidents of child harassment

PESHAWAR:

The K-P Child Protection and Welfare Commission will restore Child Protection Units (CPU) in 12 districts of the province next month.

However, the CPUs in remaining districts including the tribal districts will also be activated soon.

This was stated by Chairperson of the Women Parliamentary Caucus (WPC), in the K-P Assembly, Dr Sumaira Shams while presiding over a meeting of the K-P Child Protection and Welfare Commission on Monday.

Besides, Secretary Social Welfare Maryyam Mohsin, other officers of the department also attended the meeting.

The meeting reviewed matters relating to progress made on K-P Child Protection and Welfare Act, 2010 made so far and different other issues.

The meeting discussed promotion, recruitment process and recruitment on new posts, issues relating to the establishment of CPU in the tribal districts and child rights in detail.

On the occasion, Dr Sumaira said on the special directives of Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, several projects for the welfare of children and their better future had been initiated, whose completion would protect children of our society.

She added that the establishment of CPU will bring maximum decrease in the incidents of children harassment.

Dr Sumaira maintained that the incumbent government was introducing the best system and laws for the protection of children from harassment apart from enhancing punishments of elements involved in such incidents and purging society of such elements.

In this connection, she added that an awareness campaign was also being continued at different levels in the province.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 15^th, 2022.